Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador
Ecuador: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador peaked at 50.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +91.1% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +50.3% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 50.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 50.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 10.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 20.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 31.1% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ecuador was 50.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).